September 29th, 2006 - Ray LaHood Defends Bill Clinton

In an interview with C-Span and reported today by Molly Parker of the Peoria Journal Star (www.pjstar.com), Ray LaHood, who’s a long time member of the House Intelligence Committee, defended Bill Clinton’s pursuit of Osama Bin Laden.   Congressman LaHood said in the interview that, "the truth is President Clinton and his team of people, paid […]

September 24th, 2006 - Immigrants Are People Too

In the 1850s, my ancestors bravely immigrated to Central Illinois from England.  I have tremendous admiration and empathy for people willing to leave their homes for a foreign country in an effort to improve their lives.
I received an e-mail from a lady about immigration asking me how I feel about the issue. This is the […]

September 19th, 2006 - NRA Postcards

For several weeks I’ve received hundreds of postcards from NRA members concerned about my position on the Second Amendment, gun registration, rogue Federal Agents, the U.N. disarming citizens worldwide, and the individual’s right to own and use firearms.
This letter is my response.
Friends for Steve Waterworth
P.O. Box 581
Havana, Illinois 62644
September  2006

Like yourself I am also a […]

September 12th, 2006 - Monica Lewinsky, Ray LaHood and 9/11

On the 5th anniversary of 9/11, the Republicans desperately trying to save their majorities in the House and the Senate have turned to blaming Bill Clinton for the tragedy of 9/11.
It goes something like this; if it hadn’t been for the distraction of the Lewinsky scandal, Bill Clinton would have been better able to have […]

September 2nd, 2006 - OSHA, doing its job?

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is charged with ensuring American workers have a safe working environment.  Workers I’ve talked to in Central Illinois say OSHA is falling down on the job. Why?
Generally when a worker detects a unsafe condition he or she has the right to file a complaint with OSHA. OSHA investigates the complaint, […]